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I would think maybe contractors would need more batteries, but I could honestly live with 2. What irks me is that they dont give you the LARGER aH batteries (or at least one of each). But again I guess that just makes you want to go out and buy more!

The "penny" Ryobi set I got came with 5 tools and 2 batteries (1 full size and 1 compact). The compact has never worked since day one, had it replaced (on day one) with a brand new one and that one died within a month. The full size battery is going strong (I mainly only use it for the JobPlus but it lasts forever).

Meanwhile my full size Ridgid batteries that are now about 6 years old still work perfectly. Maybe they are just building them cheaper to entice people to buy more/buy a whole new set if the batteries die.

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still no grinder or 1/2" impact... hell not even a jobmax grinder head... pathetic. If it came exclusively with a grinder head for the jobmax in this combo kit I would probably buy it just for that.

I won't knock my Ridgid 5 piece nicad set, still running strong and batteries replaced free of charge. I will say that I can't imagine buying Ridgid again since they don't offer tool for tool what the others do, including the 1/2inch heavy duty impact and grinder. I am alright with the cordless tools I currently own, but if the need arises I will not hesitate to buy the Milwaukee 18volt line.

I believe that Ridgid would not only attract a lot of the market with such a wide variety of useful cordless tools, they would also sell to current 18 volt Ridgid owners! Still makes no good sense to me why Ridgid is so severely limited in a market of many choices?

I believe that Ridgid would not only attract a lot of the market with such a wide variety of useful cordless tools, they would also sell to current 18 volt Ridgid owners! Still makes no good sense to me why Ridgid is so severely limited in a market of many choices?

i agrre with you to a point, i feel that their tool line is marketed more as a high end home owner line not for the pro. reason being the market place, the warranty is good, but not worth the paper its written on. i bought the tools when they first came out and the lifetime warranty was voided by local service due to freezing of the battery during use, im sorry i live in canada i work outside dailey and i cant stay home at -23. there is a larger kit at a plumbing wholesale that wont sell so they raffled it off at the christmas customer lunch, the guy who won asked if he could trade it for a hand tool or anything else, a six peice kit was traded for a milwalkee plier set and the guy was very happy the jit is onsale for 125.00 no takers yet

guess what has yet too show, when i ordered it there were 3 in stock, they said a week. was in the canadian depot in ontario last monday, paid 200 air ship overnight, still nothing thanks milwaukee for killing my buzz

im in alberta not bc, sad to say, i did a hospital in victoria and was at a.s. dailey and they were great!! i ordered through bartle and gibson here, they have been awesome about this too me and offered to lend me whatever i need to get me though, i give them allot of respect for that!!!